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Richard GereRichard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. is a well known Buddhist and an active supporter of the Dalai Lama. Gere was born in Philadelphia. In high school he excelled in gymnastics and music (he played the trumpet). He graduated in 1967 from North Syracuse Central High School. Gere attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, but he left college after two years to pursue acting. He also pursued a professional trumpet career. He continued to perform in television, movies and theater throughout the 1970s. His acting career took off in 1980 with the film American Gigolo. He was formerly married to supermodel Cindy Crawford. His present companion is Carey Lowell. They have a son, Homer James Jigme Gere. http://www.canoe.ca/JamMoviesArtistsG/gere_richard.html Mr. Gere is the victim of a baseless rumor that he was admitted to the emergency room of a Los Angeles hospital with a gerbil lodged in his rectum. The AFU & Urban Legends Archive Top Ten Urban Legends ranks the Richard Gere "gerbilling" story as number one out of hundreds of legends and hoaxes on every possible topic. This story is also referenced in the movies Scream and Urban Legend. Gere has also been an advocate for better human rights in Tibet. Filmography External links Gere, Richard Gere, Richard Gere, Richard Gere, Richard
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